Incriminate: meaning, definitions and examples
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incriminate
[ ษชnหkrษชmษชหneษชt ]
legal
To incriminate means to make someone seem guilty, especially of a crime. It is often used in the context of providing evidence or testimony that suggests someone's involvement in a crime.
Synonyms
accuse, blame, charge, implicate
Examples of usage
- He refused to answer questions that might incriminate him.
- The witness's statement incriminated the suspect.
- The fingerprint evidence was used to incriminate the defendant.
- The prosecutor attempted to incriminate the accused through circumstantial evidence.
- The recording of the conversation was used to incriminate the suspect.
Translations
Translations of the word "incriminate" in other languages:
๐ต๐น incriminar
๐ฎ๐ณ เค เคชเคฐเคพเคงเฅ เค เคนเคฐเคพเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช belasten
๐ฎ๐ฉ menyalahkan
๐บ๐ฆ ัะฝะบัะธะผัะฝัะฒะฐัะธ
๐ต๐ฑ obciฤ ลผaฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ็ฝชใ็ใใ
๐ซ๐ท incriminer
๐ช๐ธ incriminar
๐น๐ท suรงlamak
๐ฐ๐ท ์ฃ๋ฅผ ์์ฐ๋ค
๐ธ๐ฆ ุชุฌุฑูู
๐จ๐ฟ obvinit
๐ธ๐ฐ obviniลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ๆงๅ
๐ธ๐ฎ obtoลพiti
๐ฎ๐ธ รกkรฆra
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฐะนัะฟัะฐั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแจแแฃแแแก แแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ ittiham etmษk
๐ฒ๐ฝ incriminar
Etymology
The word 'incriminate' originated in the early 18th century from the Latin word 'incriminatus,' which means 'to accuse.' Over time, it has evolved to refer specifically to the act of making someone appear guilty, especially in a legal context. The concept of incrimination has played a significant role in legal systems around the world, where the burden of proof is often placed on the prosecution to incriminate the accused.
See also: incriminating.